My life skills in Daming Liver

Li Chengliang's second son, Li Rubai, is now an adult. Since Li Rusong was transferred to Liaodong, Li Rubai has been staying with Li Chengliang.

This situation is also normal in the Ming Dynasty. Senior officials in the Ming Dynasty usually have a son who is not an official to serve by his side and handle some confidential affairs.

This was the case for Li Rubai. He replaced his brother Li Rusong and served his father beside Li Chengliang. As Li Chengliang's authority grew stronger, Li Rubai also had other thoughts.

They are both his father's sons. The eldest brother Li Rusong can be the local king in Liaodong, and he can even be transferred to other governors without following his father's orders.

He is also his father's son, but he has to be waited on inside and outside the house, and he often has to help his father run errands.

Moreover, Li Chengliang was very strict with his son. You must know that the previous rulers of the Ming Dynasty, from Xu Jie to Gao Gong to Zhang Juzheng, including Li Chunfang, were all ruled by civil servants. Although their sons were not as outstanding as their fathers, they were still in power. They are all very humble and capable people.

The son of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng was even able to pass the Jinshi level.

With these people in front, Li Chengliang himself was a military attaché in charge, and he did not have enough confidence in himself. He was also afraid that others would say that he was a military commander and came from a vulgar family, so he monitored Li Rubai very strictly and did not allow him to associate with the dandies in the capital at will.

Li Rubai was very dissatisfied with these, and after Li Chengliang Quan fell into power, some speculators surrounded Li Rubai.

Although Li Chengliang is in his prime, he is already over forty years old.

These days, there are too many cases of people over forty dying of sudden illness. Moreover, Li Chengliang also suffered from hidden injuries when he fought in bitter cold places in his early years. His health has been in poor condition since he took charge of the country for several years.

Therefore, some opportunists gathered around Li Rubai. They began to alienate the relationship between Li Rubai and his eldest brother Li Rusong, and instigated Li Rubai to fight for the family property.

After all, Li Rubai was just coming of age and was quite rebellious. He was praised by such a group of people around him. He was quickly praised by these people to the point where he couldn't recognize himself. He felt that he was more talented than his brother, just because he was a junior. That's why the son doesn't get the attention of his father.

So this time Li Chengliang wanted to send his cronies to rectify the financial order of the entire capital. After learning about it, Li Rubai took the initiative to ask for help and asked to help relieve his father's worries.

Unexpectedly, this time Li Rubai took the initiative to ask for help, and no one under Li Chengliang objected.

Those controllers themselves were on good terms with Li Rubai, and many of them were involved in Hou Ping's speculative activities. When Li Chengliang was already feeling guilty, they did not dare to object when Li Chengliang said that he wanted his son to investigate the financial order of the capital.

Shan Hao Xian also agreed with this appointment. Shan Hao Xian originally wanted Li Chengliang to take up this position personally, but Li Chengliang was too busy with his work.

To rectify the economic order would destroy the original distribution of interests, which would almost offend the interests of all the elites in the capital.

Shan Hao is very aware of the difficulty involved. Just asking the powerful officials to take the lead in handing over the Southeast Silver Dollar and using the newly issued currency of the Ming Dynasty is very difficult, not to mention cracking down on smuggling and stabilizing prices. , these tasks are a headache to think about, and other people in the Ming court have no prestige to do these things.

Therefore, Shanhao Xian also supports Li Rubai to hold this position.

Li Rubai is Li Chengliang's son and can represent Li Chengliang to a certain extent.

Moreover, Li Rubai is full of blood, and with his own help, he might be able to do something great, which is better than those old officialdom fritters who are hesitant about looking forward and backward.

Shanhao Xian also knew about the competition between Li Rubai and his brother Li Rusong. The last time Shanhao Xian's plan to cut down the vassal went bankrupt, it was Li Rusong who took the lead in opposing it. He was very dissatisfied with Li Rusong himself.

Hao Xian would also be very happy to be able to lift Li Rubai and beat Li Rusong from Liaodong.

In this way, eighteen-year-old Li Rubai became a member of the Public Security Department of the Fifth Army Governor's Office, responsible for stabilizing prices in the capital and combating smuggling.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army is a very critical military position. He is responsible for guarding the security of the entire capital city. Nowadays, some soldiers of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army are part of the security forces of the capital. In other words, in the capital, in addition to those guarding the Forbidden City, Apart from the Forbidden Army, the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army is the only yamen that holds military power.

When Li Chengliang first entered the capital, this position was held by his closest subordinates.

But since Li Chengliang failed to transfer the commander last time, Li Chengliang has also lost trust in his old brothers. Now he has handed over the security force in the capital city to his son. The reason is of course that to promote currency reform, he must have it in his hands. force.

The position of Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Revenue is also easy to understand. The reform of the currency system will inevitably involve the Ministry of Revenue. Li Chengliang also handed over the mint department to Li Rubai.

Shan Haoxian was appointed as Li Rubai's deputy to assist him in currency reform.

Li Rubai knew that Shan Hao was Li Chengliang's chief think tank and treated him with great respect. After taking office, he set up his office in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and immediately summoned Shan Hao to have a confidential talk with him.

Shanhao immediately met with Li Rubai and said: "Major General, a month ago, I went to Tianjin. At the order of the general, I wanted to invite the former chief assistant Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Taiyue to come out. Unfortunately, Zhang Taiyue was seriously ill and could no longer serve. Serving the imperial court.”

"But I also asked Zhang Taiyue about the price of goods in the capital."

Li Rubai immediately said: "Gonggong Taiyue is well known in the financial world, and Mr. Shan is my father's closest aide. If I can have Grandpa Taiyue's experience and have my husband to help me, then there is no need to worry about everything failing!"

Shanhao was a little moved at first, and he said: "My subordinates also asked Zhang Taiyue for some advice on the key to currency reform."

Li Rubai, imitating the opera, pulled Shan Hao and said first: "Sir, please speak!"

"The first thing is to crack down on transactions using Southeast Silver Dollars. As long as the people still use Southeast Silver Dollars, no matter what coins we issue, they will not be able to circulate, so we must prevent the circulation of Southeast Silver Dollars in the market."

Li Rubai immediately said: "Sir, great advice! It is indeed true! But now that the Southeast Silver Dollar is popular in the capital, and countless people use it privately, what should we do?"

Shanhao first said: "Ordinary people don't have many silver coins in their hands, and they have no idea how to use the money. They use whatever is available in the market."

"The bulk of the currency circulating in the market is the Southeast Silver Dollar in the hands of the powerful. I have also heard that the government-run workshops in the capital now use Southeast Silver Dollar to purchase goods."

"These big trading houses and workshops are the key! The biggest among them is Qingyuan Boli's family!"